Ulliance Well-Being Blog

Through personalized communication and sharing of resources, you’ll reach onsite and offsite employees.

Remote work offers many benefits to both employees and organizations. From increased worker productivity and lower overhead expenses to decreased employee stress and a smaller carbon footprint, the practice of remote working is growing in popularity. The 2018 State of the Remote Job Marketplace report from FlexJobs says there are now 3.9 million Americans, or 2.9 percent of the total US workforce, who work from home at least half the time—a 115 percent increase from 2005.

Modern-day technology and gadgets have made our lives and work easier—but these marvels have also made it much easier for us to sit. A lot.

As our lives become more sedentary, the risks associated with physical inactivity increase. According to one study, physical inactivity shortens life expectancy and increases the risk of many undesirable health conditions, including heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and breast and colon cancers.

Are you overwhelmed by that growing to-do list, or by feeling like there are not enough hours in the day? While it may be difficult to trim your tasks completely, it is possible to make the most of the time you do have with effective time-management techniques.

These five tips to improve your time management skills are among our favorites:

Every season is busy when you have children, but the fall season is exceptionally hectic. To combat this active season, we’re reaching out to see if a healthy cooking demo at your organization would be nice addition to your wellness initiatives to help families ease into the new school year.

Now that kids are back in school, families are busy planning after-school extracurriculars, class projects and play dates. While everyone gets swept up in the busyness, it’s easy to forget the importance of a well-balanced diet, rich in nutrients that help boost immune systems, so kids can enjoy school and fall fun to the best of their ability. There’s also the fear that it takes a lot of time to serve healthy meals.

Recently, Ulliance leadership was featured in dbusiness magazine as the Faces of Complete Workplace Well-Being.

For more than 30 years, Troy-based Ulliance has been helping companies create a culture of total well-being through comprehensive programs that improve business by enhancing people’s lives. The Ulliance employee assistance, wellness, and training programs; career transition services; organizational development; and crisis management support more than 1 million employees spanning 260 organizations worldwide — and they can assist yours as well.